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Waste [[Tyres]], also known as End of Life Tyres ([[ELT]]) comprise both car, van and large vehicle truck tyres which are generally collected as a [[Source-Separated Collections|source-separated]] waste stream under [[EWC]] code [[EWCChap16|16 01 03]]

Waste [[Tyres]], also known as End of Life Tyres ([[ELT]]) comprise both car, van and large vehicle truck tyres which are generally collected as a [[Source-Separated Collections|source-separated]] waste stream under [[EWC]] code [[EWCChap16|16 01 03]]. The [[Tyre Recovery Association]] estimate 40 million waste tryes are produced in the UK each year<ref>https://tyrerecovery.org.uk/know-tyre-waste/</ref>.

[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]

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== Macro Tonnages ==

~~The~~ most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 237,297 tonnes of rubber waste generated in the UK in 2020 (tyres being part of this category and the broader tonnages summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]):

A recent Hansard publication<ref>https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-29/debates/DF1C0690-5CAF-4B76-98FC-49F46D94ED16/RecyclingOfTyres#:~:text=According%20to%20global%20trade%20data,to%20rudimentary%20batch%20pyrolysis%20sites.</ref> reported the UK disposes of around 600,000 tonnes of tyres each year. A BBC news item<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14jy2dd8jeo</ref> reported the figure at closer to 700,000 tonnes per year, with both indicating around 300,000 to 350,000 tonnes being exported to India for disposal.

These figures contrast with the most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> summarized in the pie chart below, with 237,297 tonnes of rubber waste generated in the UK in 2020 (tyres being part of this category and the broader tonnages summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]) and export figures reported by the [[EA]] indicated around 98,000 tonnes of End of Life tryes were exported in 2023.

[[File:Rubber Graphic.png|800px|frameless]]

The difference in these figures are a result of the extensive use of an exemption from waste permitting [[Waste Exemptions|T8]] which allows for the handling of up to 60 tonnes of truck tyres and 40 tonnes of any other tyres in any 7 day period - waste exemptions did not require waste returns to the regulator i.e. they did not report the tonnage handled and therefore the tonnage is not captured in the reported DEFRA figures. This approach will change in the future, with the [[EA]] publishing in July 2025 an intention to modify the relevant regulation with a requirment to record tonnage handled<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reforming-the-waste-exemptions-system</ref> under exemptions and the intention to the remove the [[Waste Exemptions|T8]] within 3 months of the change to the regulation. In 2024 the [[EA]] had just over 1,000 sites that had registered a [[Waste Exemptions|T8]] exemption.

==Use of Waste Tyres==

A graphic prodcued by the [[Tyre Recovery Association]] summarises the potential uses of waste tyres, as reproduced below:

[[File:Know-tyre-waste-factsheet-screenshot.jpg|800px|frameless|Graphic reporduced from Trye Recovery Association website]]

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-Waste [[Tyres]], also known as End of Life Tyres ([[ELT]]) comprise both car, van and large vehicle truck tyres which are generally collected as a [[Source-Separated Collections|source-separated]] waste stream under [[EWC]] code [[EWCChap16|16 01 03]]
+Waste [[Tyres]], also known as End of Life Tyres ([[ELT]]) comprise both car, van and large vehicle truck tyres which are generally collected as a [[Source-Separated Collections|source-separated]] waste stream under [[EWC]] code [[EWCChap16|16 01 03]]. The [[Tyre Recovery Association]] estimate 40 million waste tryes are produced in the UK each year<ref>https://tyrerecovery.org.uk/know-tyre-waste/</ref>.
 [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]
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 == Macro Tonnages ==
-The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 237,297 tonnes of rubber waste generated in the UK in 2020 (tyres being part of this category and the broader tonnages summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]):
+A recent Hansard publication<ref>https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-29/debates/DF1C0690-5CAF-4B76-98FC-49F46D94ED16/RecyclingOfTyres#:~:text=According%20to%20global%20trade%20data,to%20rudimentary%20batch%20pyrolysis%20sites.</ref> reported the UK disposes of around 600,000 tonnes of tyres each year. A BBC news item<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c14jy2dd8jeo</ref> reported the figure at closer to 700,000 tonnes per year, with both indicating around 300,000 to 350,000 tonnes being exported to India for disposal.
+These figures contrast with the most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> summarized in the pie chart below, with 237,297 tonnes of rubber waste generated in the UK in 2020 (tyres being part of this category and the broader tonnages summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]) and export figures reported by the [[EA]] indicated around 98,000 tonnes of End of Life tryes were exported in 2023.
 [[File:Rubber Graphic.png|800px|frameless]]
+The difference in these figures are a result of the extensive use of an exemption from waste permitting [[Waste Exemptions|T8]] which allows for the handling of up to 60 tonnes of truck tyres and 40 tonnes of any other tyres in any 7 day period - waste exemptions did not require waste returns to the regulator i.e. they did not report the tonnage handled and therefore the tonnage is not captured in the reported DEFRA figures. This approach will change in the future, with the [[EA]] publishing in July 2025 an intention to modify the relevant regulation with a requirment to record tonnage handled<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reforming-the-waste-exemptions-system</ref> under exemptions and the intention to the remove the [[Waste Exemptions|T8]] within 3 months of the change to the regulation. In 2024 the [[EA]] had just over 1,000 sites that had registered a [[Waste Exemptions|T8]] exemption.
+==Use of Waste Tyres==
+A graphic prodcued by the [[Tyre Recovery Association]] summarises the potential uses of waste tyres, as reproduced below:
+[[File:Know-tyre-waste-factsheet-screenshot.jpg|800px|frameless|Graphic reporduced from Trye Recovery Association website]]